Vending machine



June 24,19m. N a MA 1,766,298

VENDING MACHINE Filed May 10. 1929 670M4 7; ILJYaM-w;

INVENTOR I ORNEY WITNESS: ATT

Patented June 24, 193p i 1,766,298] I Q umraofsreras' P ENT oral-cs Application filed lay-10, 1929. Serial No. 362,070.

This invention relates toimprovements in lower platforms 16 and 17, the former being vending machines, and the present applicadisposed directly beneath the magazine 11 tion'is a companion case to an application an providing a bottom for anejector slide filed by me of even date herewith. 18. I a I a 4 5 Like' the invention disclosed in the ap- The e ector 18 comprises a substantially as plication referred to, the present invention rectangular frame which,,1n its normal pohas for an object the provision of means to sltion as shown 111 Figure 1, is located diprevent delivery of an article before the rectl beneath the magazme '11, so that one machine completes its operation, so'that the of t e articles 14 1s normally positioned o mechanism of the machine will be ready for wlthln the frame. ThlS frame SlldBS upon 60 the next operation, instead of being apparthe platform 16 and has extending there-. ently inoperative, due to the fact that the from a ledge 19. When the e ector is moved article was delivered and the mechanism outward as shown inFigure 2, this ledge stopped prior to the return of the parts to will be located beneath the magazine 11 their normal o ition and act to hold the re ainingarticles'with- 05 Another ob ect of the invention is the pro- 1n the magazine until the ejector is returned Vision of means of the above character to its normal position. which are simple, positive and durable in W1th the parts in the osition shown in construction and operation, and may be Figure 1, the rod 20 WhlCll extends from eoiu ed i onn tion with win controlled the e ector is pulled outward so that the 70 vending machines. lowermost v article 14 will be ejected and With the above and other objects in View, wlll fall upon the lower platform 17. The

the invention further includes the followartlcle will remain upon this platform until ingnovel features and details of constructheegect r 1s m v Inw r to I s normal tion, to be hereinafter more fully described, po tmn- Durmg tlns mward movement, 75 illustrated in the accompanying drawings the flange or member 21 which extends and pointed o t in the a ended laim downward from the eJector and engages the v In th d i g article upon the platform 17, forces said 4 Fi l i a ti l i ill t ti g artlcle from the platform into the delivery so the invention with the parts in normal posic mpa tment 12, from Where it may be retion. moved through the opening 13.

Figu e 2 i a lik vi ho in th i- From the foregoing description and action of the parts after an article hasbeen gp ymg wmgs it will be seen that ejected from the magazine and before the 314710165 f the m g l not re as transfer of the article to the delivery comdehyeryoompartment until the ejector 95 partment. v wh1ch 1s mounted. for reciprocation, com- Referring to the drawi in detail pletes lts'operation. That is, the article will wherein like character of re erene d not not be transferred from the article receivcorresponding parts, the reference charac- 111g c mpartment to the delivery oompart- 4o ter.l0 indicates the housing of the machine 111? until the ejector has completed its rehi hi l d a magazine 11 d d li turn movement and again assumes its norery compartment 12, the latter having a mal position. I delivery opening 13 in its front wall. The invention is susceptible of various he magazine is designed to contain varichan es in its form, propo ions and minor ous articles 14 to be vended. det of construction and he right is here- Located'between the magazine 11 and the in reserved to make such changes as properdelivery compartment 12 is an article rely' fall within'the scope of the appended ceiving compartment 15. This lastmenclaims. tioned compartment is'formed by means of Having described the invention what isvertically spaced laterally ofiset upper and 'claimed 1s:- m

1. A vending machine including a housing with a magazine'and a delive compartment thereunder, an upper plat orm in the housing between the magazine and the delivery compartment to provide an-ejector support, a lower platform in the housing and disposed in a plane below and forwardly of the upper platformand providing a discharge passage between one end thereof and one end of the upper platform to permit articles to pass into the delivery compartment, an ejector frame slidably mounted and normally positioned under the ma azine'to receive an article therefrom and a apted to be moved over thelower latform to deliver an article carried there onto the lower platform, means on said fi'ame to move the articles positioned on the lower platform through said passage to the delivery compartment by t e ejector frame returning to normal position,

and means on said frame at one end of the frame to engage and move the article positioned on the lower platform through the passage and into the delivery compartment during the movement of the ejector frame to its normal position, and a ledge at the opposite end of the frame from said flange to underlie the magazine to retain the articles therein when the frame is moved to deliver an article onto said lower platform.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GORDON B. MACKE.

to underlie the magazine to retain the articles therein when said frame is moved to deliver an article onto the lower platform.

2. A vending machine including a housing with a ma azine and a delivery compartdelivery compartment,

ment thereun er, an upper housing between the magazine and the delivery housmg and forwardly viding a discharge passa thereof and one end of t e upper platform to permit articles to pass into the delivery compartment, an ejector frame slidably mounted and normally positioned under the magazine to receive an article therefrom and adapted to move over the lower platform to deliver an article carried thereby onto the lower platform, a flange at one end of the frame to engage and move the article positioned on the lower platform through the passage and into the delivery compartment during the movement of the ejector frame to its normal position, and means on said disposed in a plane below and e between one end frame to underlie the magazine to retainarticles therein when said frame is moved to deliver an article onto the lower platform.

3. A vending machine including a housing with a magazine and a deliver compartment thereunder, an upper plat orm in the housing between the magazme and the a lower platform in the housing and disposed in a plane below and forwardl of the upper platform and providing a ischargp passage between one end thereof and one end of the upper platform to permit articles to pass into the delivery compartment, an ejector frame slidahly mounted and normally positioned under the magazine to receive an article therefrom and adapted to be moved over the lower platform to deliver an article carried thereby onto the lower platform, a flange platform in the compartment, a lower platform in the of theupper platform and pro- 

